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Abreu, Thorevilos 2015
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2015 Thorevilos dazzles from start to finish. A wine of exceptional finesse and energy, the 2015 is all class. I don't remember tasting a young Thorevilos with this much translucence. Inky blue/purplish berry fruit, lavender, sage, graphite and spice are some of the many notes that build as this vibrant, breathtakingly beautiful wine shows off its pedigree. Wow!
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Sumptuous and racy, the 2015 Thorevilos is another fabulous wine from this vintage. The massive Thorevilos tannins are nearly buried by the sheer luxuriousness of the fruit. Inky blue and purplish berries, crème de cassis, lavender, mint and smoke meld together in the glass. Unctuous and ripe, but not at all heavy, the 2015 Thorevilos has a bright future.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2015 Thorevilos is another intense, flamboyant wine. Exotically ripe and inky, the 2015 exudes concentration and voluptuousness. Mocha, licorice, inky blue/purplish fruit, spice and licorice emerge with time, but like all the 2015s, the Thorevilos is a wine of textural richness today. It will be interesting to see if more nuance develops over time. The 2015 is not a shy wine, nor is especially subtle, but it is a total stunner.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2015 Thorevilos dazzles from start to finish. A wine of exceptional finesse and energy, the 2015 is all class. I don't remember tasting a young Thorevilos with this much translucence. Inky blue/purplish berry fruit, lavender, sage, graphite and spice are some of the many notes that build as this vibrant, breathtakingly beautiful wine shows off its pedigree. Wow!
About the Producer
Abreu's label concentrates exclusively on estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon blends. Distribution is limited and sold primarily to members on their direct mailing list. A number of online retailers offer Abreu Vineyards wine, from unknown sources, with prices ranging from $400 to $800 or more per 750ml. In 1998 wine critic Robert Parker included Abreu in his list of the "most influential wine personalities of the last 20 years".Parker awarded the 1997 Madrona Ranch cabernet a 100-point score, one of only 140 wines in the world to receive the honour. As of the 2013 vintage, Abreu Vineyards holds nine 100-point scores from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. In the "Judgment of Sauternes" of October 2006, the 1995 vintage Cabernet blend was judged the winner among Cabernet-Merlot blends from Bordeaux and California, 16 each, in a blind tasting arranged by the Grand Jury Européen. The 1999 production was 500 cases (45.000 hL; 1,188.774 U.S. gal). In the late 1990s, Abreu and Forman jointly leased and planted the 20-acre (8.1 ha) Thorevilos Vineyard. They released Abreu's first cabernet from that vineyard in 2000.
